Teenage conceptions rate Scotland 2000-2021, by age of mother

This statistic displays the rate per 1,000 women of teenage conceptions in Scotland from 2000 to 2021, by the age of the mother. In the year 2000 the rate of teenage conceptions among women aged under 16 years old was 7.3 per 1,000 women. Over the observed period, the rate fell, amounting to 2.2 conceptions among women aged under 16 per 1,000 women in 2021.

Rate of teenage conceptions in Scotland from 2000 to 2021, by age of mother (rate per 1,000 women)*

Characteristic	Under 16	Under 18	Under 20
2021	2.2	12.7	23.2
2020	2	12.6	23.9
2019	2.6	15.6	27.7
2018	2.7	16.9	29.6
2017	2.4	16.3	30.2
2016	3.1	18.9	31.6
2015	3	20.1	32.4
2014	4.2	22.1	34.1
2013	4.7	24.6	38
2012	5.6	27.9	41.5
2011	5.6	30	43.8
2010	6.9	35.2	48.5
2009	7	36.2	51.3
2008	7.7	40	54.6
2007	7.8	41.9	57.7
2006	8	41.2	57.6
2005	7	41.6	56.9
2004	7.3	41.1	55.8
2003	6.9	40.2	54.3
2002	7.2	39.7	53.6
2001	6.4	39.2	54.8
2000	7.3	40.5	55.6

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Age group

20 years and younger

Supplementary notes

* The source provides the following information:
Rates per 1,000 women in each age group.
Under 16 years- the rate is calculated using the female population aged 13-15.
Under 18 years- the rate is calculated using the female population aged 15-17.
Under 20 years- the rate is calculated using the female population aged 15-19.

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